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Location map of Preston
name Preston
border
coordinates
53.802
-2.77 ←↕→ -2.62
53.747
map center 53°46′28″N 2°41′42″W / 53.7745°N 2.695°W / 53.7745; -2.695
image Location map United Kingdom Preston 2012.svg


Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom Preston is a location map definition used to overlay markers and labels on an equirectangular projection map of Preston, Lancashire. The markers are placed by latitude and longitude coordinates on the default map or a similar map image.

Usage

These definitions are used by the following templates when invoked with parameter "United Kingdom Preston":

Map definition

  • name = Preston
    Name used in the default map caption
  • bottom = 53.747
    Latitude at bottom edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • left = -2.77
    Longitude at left edge of map, in decimal degrees
  • right = -2.62
    Longitude at right edge of map, in decimal degrees

Precision

Longitude: from West to East this map definition covers 0.15 degrees.

  • At an image width of 200 pixels, that is 0.0007 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image width of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.

Latitude: from North to South this map definition covers 0.055 degrees.

  • At an image height of 200 pixels, that is 0.0003 degrees per pixel.
  • At an image height of 1000 pixels, that is 0.0001 degrees per pixel.


See also

Location map templates

Creating new map definitions